Meanings
verbdisequilibrate (third-person singular simple present disequilibrates, present participle disequilibrating, simple past and past participle disequilibrated)
present singular third person disequilibrates · participle present disequilibrating · participle past disequilibrated · past disequilibrated
- transitiveTo bring out of a state of equilibrium; to unbalance.
Origin
- Latindis-
- Old Frenchdes-
- Latindis-
- Middle Englishdis-
- Englishdis-
- Englishequilibrate
- Englishdisequilibrate
From dis- + equilibrate.
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disequilibrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disequilibrate
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“disequilibrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disequilibrate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disequilibrate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disequilibrate.
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